Population By Race and Ethnicity in Fort Bend County, TX in 2021

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 860,124 population of Fort Bend County, Texas comprised of 218,659 people who identified as Hispanic (25.42%), and 641,465 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (74.58%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Fort Bend County, Texas with a population of 457,943 (53.24%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 188,737 (21.94%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 186,488 (21.68%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Fort Bend County, Texas in 2021, with a population of 258,752 (30.08%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 199,191 (23.16%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 183,901 (21.38%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Fort Bend, Texas.

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Population By Race in Fort Bend , TX in 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 188,737 21.94%
White Alone 457,943 53.24%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 5,464 0.64%
Asian Alone 186,488 21.68%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 880 0.1%
Two Or More Races 20,612 2.4%
Population By Ethnicity in Fort Bend , TX in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 8,361 0.97%
White Alone - Hispanic 199,191 23.16%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 3,732 0.43%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 2,587 0.3%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 435 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 4,353 0.51%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 180,376 20.97%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 258,752 30.08%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,732 0.2%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 183,901 21.38%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 445 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 16,259 1.89%